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Director of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital arrested by Israeli forces
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday arrested Mohammed Abu Selemya, director of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, along with few other staffers of the largest medical facility in the…
- Middle East
Ceasefire in Gaza to begin Thursday morning
Gaza: Moussa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas senior official told Al Jazeera that the ceasefire in Gaza will begin Thursday at 10:00 a.m. local time. A Palestinian source, who requested to remain anonymous,…
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Xi Jinping calls for ceasefire to end Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for a ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict for lasting peace and security and said that the two-state solution is the way out for…
- Middle East
‘This must stop’, UN chief says over spiralling deaths in Gaza
United Nations: In response to the spiraling deaths in Gaza amid the raging Israel-Hamas war, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the besieged enclave. “This…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 13,000
Gaza: Gaza’s government media office has announced that the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 13,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7. Ismail al-Thawabta, the director general…
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30 premature babies evacuated from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital
Tel Aviv: A United Nation’s team has evacuated 30 premature babies from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital, the medical facility said in a statement on Sunday. Ras Naqoura School in Gaza will soon be…
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WHO visits Al-Shifa hospital, calls it ‘death zone’
Tel Aviv: The World Health Organization (WHO) officials who have visited Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital said that the hospital has become a “death zone”. WHO and other UN agencies that visited the hospital…
- World
Biden stands firm against ceasefire, condemns West Bank violence in op-ed
Washington: In an op-ed published on Saturday, US President Joe Biden dismisses increasing ceasefire calls for Gaza, asserting that it won’t bring about peace. “As long as Hamas clings to its ideology…
- Middle East
Israeli military says expanding ground offensive in Gaza
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it has expanded the offensive against Hamas in the Palestinian coastal enclave of Gaza Strip. The IDF said on Saturday that the attacks were…
- World
WHO, doctors unite to condemn Israel for ‘near collapse’ of Gaza’s hospitals
New Delhi: Healthcare system in Gaza is on “its knees” and on the verge of “near collapse”, said the medical community while condemning attacks on hospitals, patients and healthcare workers in the…
- Middle East
UAE prez orders medical care for 1,000 cancer patients from Gaza
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday, November 18, directed the provision of medical care for 1,000 Palestinian cancer patients from the Gaza Strip, the…
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Killing children not in Torah: Erdogan over attacks on Gaza hospitals, schools
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Israel, saying that attacks on children and hospitals have no place in the Jewish holy…
- World
New Zealand amplifies support for Gaza, West Bank, Israel
Auckland: The Government is contributing a further $5 million to support the response to urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel, bringing New Zealand’s total contribution to the humanitarian…
- Middle East
Erdogan announces fee exemption for Gaza students in Turkey
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Palestinian students from the Gaza Strip who study in Turkish universities will be exempt from paying tuition fees. This is according to a presidential decree…
- India
Congress condemns Israel’s action on Gaza, terms it ‘genocidal’
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday condemned Israel’s action in Palestine saying that its attack on the civilians is ‘genocidal’ and it is shocking that many influential countries, that choose to speak…
